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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 10h

Here's what some of our earlier participants have said about Elements of Fiction - you can find out more here: charlottewoodwriter.thinkific.com/pages/EOFMas...

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you so much.

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 10h

Details here:

Elements of Fiction Self-Directed Masterclasses

charlottewoodwriter.thinkific.com

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 10h

Brief re-entry to Bluesky to let you know of our self-directed online writing course, 'Elements of Fiction'. Emily Perkins & I chose 5 topics: Voice, Texture, Tension, Time, and People - most of which we think are under-explored in writing classes. Very affordable & (we modestly think) excellent!

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you Jack, I appreciate your response to this!

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, thank YOU.

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James Ley @jamesley.bsky.social · May 23

Great speech from Michelle

stella.org.au/2025/05/mich...

Michelle de Kretser’s 2025 acceptance speech

stella.org.au

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

you're a legend, thank you!

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

oh thank you so much Florence!

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

Excellent work - it's going to be GREAT and I will be very bummed that an hour will not be long enough.

Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · May 22

Just bought a ticket. Looking forward to your conversation tomorrow.

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

And on Sunday I’m joining Colm Toibin & Michael Williams for more writer chat. Come!

Making a Writer

www.swf.org.au

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

Agreed - so horrifyingly relevant right now.

Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · May 22

LOVED this book. Such a brilliant exploration of that particularly Soviet style of paranoia and loyalty.

Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

BUT before I scoot - if you're at Sydney Writers' Festival tomorrow don't miss the brilliant Malcolm Knox on his chilling, hilarious novel on totalitarianism & power 'friendships' (sound familiar?) The First Friend - 3pm. I'm in the interviewer chair; can't wait.
www.swf.org.au/program/seas...

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

BUT before I scoot - if you're at Sydney Writers' Festival tomorrow don't miss the brilliant Malcolm Knox on his chilling, hilarious novel on totalitarianism & power 'friendships' (sound familiar?) The First Friend - 3pm. I'm in the interviewer chair; can't wait.
www.swf.org.au/program/seas...

Malcolm Knox: The First Friend

www.swf.org.au

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

From Monday I’m taking a long break from the socials to return to writing, refill the well & for some general despair repair. I'll occasionally share news of my work via my near-defunct (free) Substack if you're inclined to subscribe. charlottewood.substack.com

Subtraction | Charlotte Wood | Substack

An archive of eight essays on the creative process - and from September 2024, occasional announcements about Charlotte's work, news & events. Click to read Subtraction, by Charlotte Wood, a Substack ...

charlottewood.substack.com

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

It is unbelievably pathetic -my point was supposed to be that normal people no longer care what The Australian thinks.

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Osman Faruqi @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social · May 22

Progressive people need to stop convincing themselves of this line. I understand it’s tempting, but the Australian absolutely has non-zero influence on political opinion. Every other media outlet is in total fear of it. The Greens and Labor are in fear of it.

Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 21

Totally bizarre that this happens immediately after an election comprehensively showing that the outrage-churning Australian newspaper has zero influence on political / public opinion. Politicians, grow some integrity. Institutions - libraries and universities, grow some courage: refuse!

Jennifer Mills @jennifermills.net.au · May 21

A statement from @asauthors.bsky.social on the appalling rescindment of the black&write! fellowship this week.

"This represents yet another alarming instance of the undermining of freedom of expression and arms-length arts funding from a major institution."

www.asauthors.org.au/news/state-l...

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 22

But *why* are they in fear of it?

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 21

Talk about 'obeying in advance' - absolutely pathetic capitulation to right wing media by political & creative 'leadership' yet again. Institutions should have policies about this kind of interference, and stick to them. Absolute cowardice.

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 21

Totally bizarre that this happens immediately after an election comprehensively showing that the outrage-churning Australian newspaper has zero influence on political / public opinion. Politicians, grow some integrity. Institutions - libraries and universities, grow some courage: refuse!

Jennifer Mills @jennifermills.net.au · May 21

A statement from @asauthors.bsky.social on the appalling rescindment of the black&write! fellowship this week.

"This represents yet another alarming instance of the undermining of freedom of expression and arms-length arts funding from a major institution."

www.asauthors.org.au/news/state-l...

State Library of Queensland fellowship decision - Australian Society of Authors

The ASA is disturbed by the decision of the State Library of Queensland to rescind author KA Ren Wyld’s 2025 black&write! Fellowship.

www.asauthors.org.au

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Catriona Menzies-Pike @catrionamp.bsky.social · May 21

This is very useful reporting about the disgraceful decision to rescind Ren Wyld's black&write! fellowship - and it's confirming a pattern of serious consequences for Australian artists - especially First Nations and Arab artists - who speak out on Gaza.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

First Nations writer speaks out after being stripped of $15,000 State Library of Queensland award over Gaza tweet

Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld

www.theguardian.com

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the seed oil sommelier✨ @mollytanzer.bsky.social · May 21

Taken from Sam Landman on FB but not sure if he is the artist. Graphic saying AI is for losers, reject fascism think for yourself. I can make Art that’s ugly and bad all by myself thank you very much

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 21

I know we've all seen these but I like to re-examine them and remind myself of my own responsibilities (like making smalltalk and eye contact with strangers, something I hate doing but I now see as essential!), over and over.

Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny | Carnegie Reporter Winter 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Historian and Andrew Carnegie Fellow Timothy Snyder suggests ways to defend democracy with individual actions

www.carnegie.org

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 21

Love this Sinead - would love to go one day. It was closed during my visit last year 😢

Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 18

It's suffused with the pure beauty of hard-won truth, told through restraint. Love hurts. Rigour and difficult thinking hurt - we are made better because of these things. Thank you @appletwigli.bsky.social for this saddest, most courageously truth-telling work. I'll return to it all my life.

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Charlotte Wood @charlottewood.bsky.social · May 18

This book contains nothing gratuitous, nothing self-serving, no special pleading, no striving to persuade or please. It offers no false consolation – not in sentiment, nor tone or structure. I have found this book extremely difficult to describe to others. All I can say is: read it.

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